The Lords of the North (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 3)
The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex as an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north in an attempt to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side...
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The Lords of the North begins soon after the events described in The Pale Horseman. Uhtred, having helped Alfred secure Wessex as an independent Saxon kingdom, returns north in an attempt to find his stepsister. Instead he discovers chaos, civil war and treachery in Northumbria. He takes the side of Guthred, once a slave and now a man who would be king, and in return expec
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Format: Audio Cassette
ISBN:
0007241089
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Medieval,
War,
Military,
Action
Series: The Warrior Chronicles/Saxon Stories (#3)
Bernard Cornwell writes historical fiction at its best. You won't find any headless women on the cover wearing anachronistic dresses, only stinking lusty men who want nothing more than to die with a sword in their hand. Lords of the North is gritty, gory, and realistic without a romantic word uttere...
It's Danes versus Saxons in a fight for the right to rule over a cold, wet island soon to be known as England, as depicted by these toys in this unrealistic setting...Our hero Uhtred is still at it, trying to regain what is rightfully his, the impregnable fortress Bebbanburg. But as usual, a bunch o...
Cornwell is a great fallback when you can't decide what to read next, which is why I picked this one. Third book in Uhtred's tale is good enough.
workaday mp3Read by......: Tom SellwoodRun Time.....: 12 Hours 6 Mins"The Danes often put a tame Saxon on the throne."
Grr, I couldn't find the Richard-Armitage-narrated edition I listened to, but this one has a similar cover image. I enjoyed this very much, although I wonder just how wise it is to drive suburban streets while listening to graphic descriptions of people hitting each other with sharp sword...
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